A heaven for plant lover that won't definitely break the bank.

This post may be a little bit late 'cause there were probably a lot more plantita/plantito looking for plant suppliers/sellers during the pandemic compared to present but I wasn't actively blogging back then so I'm only posting this now.

If you're looking for affordable plants, garden soil, rocks, or any thing that's related to gardening or landscaping then you might want to check Violeta Village in Guiginto, Bulacan. Just type Violeta Village in your Google Map or Waze App and this is very easy to locate.

Hindi ako sigurado sa lahat ng meron doon pero marami at tabi-tabi naman ang tindahan kaya sigurado merong para sa'yo.

Isa lang 'to sa mga napuntahan namin at madalas balikan. Hindi ko nakuha kung anong pangalan ng tindahan nila pero marami silang roses. Maraming beses na rin kami nakapunta rito pero hindi ko na makita kung nasaan 'yung ibang pictures kaya ito 'yung pinakahuli naming punta.

Plant lovers heaven, isn't it?

Just have to bring lots of patience especially on your first time 'cause going around the stores takes time and is a bit tiring. Buong village ba naman e tindahan.

Hydrangeas

We don't buy this though but this is one of my favorite plants to see there.

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Wala naman ako masyadong sasabihin tungkol sa lugar na 'to. Ni-upload ko lang for reference kung sakaling may naghahanap ng mga murang halaman o naghahanap ng tungkol sa Violeta Village.

We buy this frequently though. The last time we went there, it was P 70.00/plant for these Philippine roses.

I am not greenthumbed nor I am able to keep a plant alive so we often go there to buy some roses.... for me to kill eventually. HAHAHA. But yeah, there's this one plant that we bought there way back 2020 and it's still alive up to this day.

I can't keep a plant alive but I enjoy looking at gardens filled with flowers so I'm always delighted to visit this place even if we don't purchase a lot.

Flower Farms and Fields I've visited link: here.

By the way, this place is also pet-friendly.

Join Lua as she explores and shares her experiences at different Pet-Friendly places in the Philippines.

Lua's Travelogue

She has a reel taken from this place but I am not able to embed it here.

Lua in Violeta Village

Everything, in time. 💖

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a.k.a Mama Piat Spirituality Center

It took me weeks before posting this here. I wanted to do a little research first because honestly, I don't know much about Mama Piat (Why is She is called Mama Piat, why is she darker than other Mama Mary etc. You may leave a comment if you know!) Comment na lang if you know 'cause obviously, wala pa rin akong alam kahit weeks na 'tong delayed. Pardon the lack of information. I'll just share what happened that morning and some information I got from their facebook page.

Healing Mass in this church is every first Tuesday of the month.

We passed through NLEX, exit at Balagtas Interchange.

Here is the direction I got from their fb page link: here.
from MANILA, take NLEX and EXIT in BALAGTAS. Go thru Bustos and right to ANGAT. Before reaching the ANGAT PROPER, turn LEFT to DONA REMEDIOS TRINIDAD. This is somewhere the Memorial Park landmark. Follow road leading to DRT which will take you to Brgy Pulong Sampaloc. At the Police sub-station, TURN RIGHT TO Sitio Kutad, Brgy Camachile-Brgy Bayabas crossing. You will see the shrine a few meters as you turn. Follow Directions to Spirituality Center.

The real church is still under construction so masses are held in this covered court. We arrived early so I was still able to roam around the area and eat the pilgrim's food donations. Yes, may food before the mass na bigay ng mga nagsisimba din and tea!! Their tea was one of the best I've ever drunk, combination of avocado, pandan and guyabano.

Mama Piat

My kind of gin.
Was able to find a vendor of fresh carabao milk, this bottle was sold for only P 30.00. My golly. Sana meron sa QC!

Sierra Madre Mountain Range loves me so much!!

Regina Rica link: here is also found in the stretch of Sierra Madre.

The future Sprituality center of Mama Piat.

For the healing part, they give out cue numbers before the mass starts to make it more systematic and orderly.

It was my first time attending a mass with Fr. Egai de Jesus as the officiating priest, I heard that he also hosts a radio program at Radio Veritas. Anyway, I thought I no longer remember his homily but I was wrong. I still remember some of the things he said and,

Non-verbatim
"May mga panahon na hindi na natin alam, hindi na natin maipaliwanag. Kung bakit sa kabila ng obvious na nangyayari sa mundo ay may mga milagro pa ring tinatawag. Since healing 'yun, kung paano ang isang taong tinaningan na ng doktor at sinasasabing mabubuhay na lamang sa loob ng isang buwan ay nabuhay pa ng isang dekada? Hindi naman daw niya sinasabing hindi ka na maniwala sa doctors, syempre science is science pero pano nga ba kung tinaningan ka na di 'ba? Edi maniniwala ka na lang na mapapagaling ka ng faith mo."

At hindi ko na talaga naaalala. Dapat pala sinulat ko! haha.

Ay, sabi rin niya:

Sorry, Thank You and I love You... these are the hard words to say, aren't they?

WHERE REASON ENDS, FAITH BEGINS.